Ookie Miller
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American football player (1909–2002)
For other people named Charles Miller, see Charles Miller (disambiguation).
American football player
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| Position: | Center Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1909年11月11日)November 11, 1909 Marion, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 7, 2002(2002年08月07日) (aged 92) Hudson, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Marion (IN) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
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Charles Lewis "Ookie" Miller (November 11, 1909 – August 7, 2002) was an American professional football player. Miller played seven years in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Chicago Bears.
Miller was the starting center for Chicago in the 1933 NFL Championship Game, a game won by the Bears over the New York Giants, 23–21.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Bears Whip Lions, 23–21; World Champions," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 18, 1933; p. 23.
External links
[edit ]- "Obituary". St. Petersburg Times . August 8, 2002.
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- 2002 deaths
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- Chicago Bears players
- Cleveland Rams players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- People from Marion, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1900s birth stubs